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ABSN

Accelerated BSN (Second Degree)

Offered by Westmont College Santa Barbara, California

Overview

Tuition $74,000
Licensure pass rate (2025) 94%
Duration 16 months
Accreditor CCNE
A fast track BSN for students who already hold a bachelor's degree in another field. Prepares graduates for the NCLEX-RN in about 12 to 18 months of full time study.

Career outlook

Employers hire BSN-prepared registered nurses for direct patient care as well as roles requiring expanded leadership, research, and community-health competencies across nearly every healthcare setting.

Getting in

What Westmont College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 3.4
Recommendation letters 2
Apply through NursingCAS
Seats per cohort 36

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Personal statement
  • Prerequisite courses

Westmont offers only an ABSN (post baccalaureate, 16 months, $74,000, 36 students per cohort, three cohorts a year, 94% first time NCLEX pass rate, year not stated); a completed bachelor's degree is required. Applications via NursingCAS with official transcripts, official TEAS score, two recommendations and a personal statement; the Fast Track direct admission flyer states minimum cumulative GPA 3.40, science GPA 3.30 and TEAS 80%. Deadlines: Summer cohort November 15, Spring cohort August 15, Fall cohort February 15.

Prerequisite courses

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Westmont College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

10

Entrance exams

1

Application basics

2